Bat-teby box



c. J. B'ENDER BATTERY BOX 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 30. 1925 fm/efifar Car/ J .Be/vde/ By Oct.4, 1927. 1,644,641

- c. J. BENDER BATTERY BOX i Filed'March so. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Lulu"...

V bysaid plate by means thereof and 'PIO- Patented (Get. 4, 1927;

UNITED Q ants rare CARP er ne 'MINNEAEOLIS, Minnesota- 7 is-meat; 130x.

Applieation filedllareh 30, $19 23.. 'Scria1:1\l'o.j628,'823.

,My invention relates to battery boxes for motorcycles and has for its object to provide a con a n r r h storag a y o a mo orcyc e which may e adi y r o dt give a ce o h tt r-y f fi llng and inepe ion, v An h Obj c is top i e a suppo secured to the framework of the motorcycle t which is ta h bly mounte a att ry l-hoxcarry ng t e tte y o h otor y l A still further object is'to provide sald pp r n th f rm f riz nt lly F tioned plate having guideWayS formed therein and to construct said battery box open a the top with gu es. adapted to op te in Said ,guidewaysand to be held-supported vide latching means for-holding said box at tached to said plate. I

A-still further objectis toprovide the battery box with an electrical unit by meansof which the connections to the battery can be 7 made which unit also includes a lamp socket and lamp switch and to further provide the said box with a handle adapted to be folded out :ot'use when the box is mounted in the support and adapted to be utilized when the box .is removedso as to Provide a portable lamp.

' The invention .mentv of the battery or upward movement in the box and container. Itwis also a feature 7 to providea door or closnremember for said box and through which the battery may be removed when desired;

The full objects and advantages of my invention will be found in the detailed description thereof and are particularlypoint- 7 ed out in'the claims. y

In the drawings forming-part 0t this spec ification: E'gure 1 isa perspective view of a portion of a motorcycle. showing my invention applied thereto.

! Figurei 1s a side elevation of invention with a portion of the same cut away toshow the interiorconstruction.-

' Figurefi'is a front elevation of my tion similar to Figure 2.

-Fiig z nre 4 is a plan-viewof the batter-yand box detached from the motorcycle.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Flgure 3 of an alternatin term, :Q i my inventiona 1 :cat-ed-in its supportin-gaboxat Bi I includes an I outwardly turned flange in the battery box against? which the top of the battery Ei-s'adapted tov engage which flange prevents thedisplaoe-- invengu e 6 ts-a pe pe ive View howing -modlfic' t o f he nvention.

i nt ett ry s or contain now em- 7 played i -mot yc s herespaceis l irl tc and ethe att ry and box-ar quite inaccessibl b tteries have no received suitic enta t n on a have thereby become "run dow a d damaged, My invention overcomes this difliculty in providing abattery box which maybe quickly removed so that the filling caps and terminals thereof are exposed and permit the filling of'the-battery wit ou' undueeff t. it a v v in Figure 1, 'I have shownmy invention asattached to amotorcycle A, a p0rtion' of WhiGhisShOWn which comprises a complete frame having a horizontal member 10. A

supportingcasting,11 is secured. tothe near I Wheelsupporting frame members 12. and 13 and an enginesnpporting 1 frame member 14 extends fromth-emernberlg. The rear wheel 15 of the motor cycle is mounted on the frame members 12 "and 14,. While the engine indicated at 216 is supported by the frame members 10 rancltlt, a ilitt leinadvanoe of engine olG-and therear Wheel 15 and is 'indi- For attachingmy battery'box tothe motor- This plate .is rigidly securedvto *fraine imeln- 'ber 10by meansotaclamp 18 whichpasses around the frame member and is secured to "the framemember '18. VThe ;.ba-ttery-oatthe. mQtoroyole is. usually positioned hetween the v the plate by means of two bolts 19 and 20."

If additional support is necessary, the same may be had by screwing-the plated? to the casting 11 which, however, has not been shown in :the drawings. ""T he plate 17' is formed at the front and rear with inwardly 7 turned edges '21, and '22 which form guideway-s-in which the battery box may be slid and is retain-ed. One of the '"side edges of plate 1'? is formed with a flange 28 which forms a stop to limit the movement of the plate 17.

box '13 when .connected and slidon the o- 't-ery box- B can be seen in Figurefifl-Th is e p ise jside Win 4 a d'gid g and a bottom 27 which may all-'be secured together by means of riveting seams or 'welded joints, may be desired. jl 'he battery, which is indicated'at 28, is psitionedgwithin its-his boxanid is; placed; into the sates through the front OI bOX B, which is constructed opened as indicated.

For supporting box B on plate 17, two bars 29 are provided, which are riveted to the upper portions of the sides 24 and 25. These bars are formed with outwardly turnedflanges 3O whichproject beyond the sides 24 and 25 and are adapted to slide into groovesalong the guideways 21 and 22. In

addition, the bars 29 are formed at their lower edges with outwardly turned flanges 36 extend to hold thesame in place. With vthis. structure, it can. readilybe seen that,

31 whichserve to engage the upper portion of the-battery 28 and to hold the same firmly within the box Bso that the battery is rigidly secured inplace when the box is attached to plate 17. Two bars are provided with their ends adjacent the open end of the box bent outat right angles to form ends 32 which :lie in the plane of the opening in the box. Av closure member 33 is provided, which is formed with a hooked upper edge 34 adapted to hook over the ends 32 and to lie flush against theedges of the sides 24 and 25 of the box proper when so positioned. To hold closure member 33 in place, a downwardly turned flange is formed on the bottom 27 through which flange and cover, two bolts when the battery is slid into the box through the opening in the same, the battery is firmly held in. the box by means of the closure member 33 andflanges 31 on the bars 29.

For latching battery box B to the plate 17, I provide a threaded rod 37which is hingedly connected at 38 to the outer edge of the plate 17. This rod carries a nut 39 which 7 is adapted to engage a'divided'bracket 4O attached to the closure member 33 of the box proper. Vhen the box is in place and [rod 37 swung in between the divided portion of bracket 40 and nut 39 tightened, the entire structure is firmly held in place so that the same will not work loose due to the vibration of the motorcycle. It can readily be seen with this device that a structure is provided flwhich permits of-ra-pid removal of the battery box as'a unitwhenever. it is desired to fill the batteries with water or to inspect the same.

In addition to the feature of ,detachably connecting the battery box, I provide in conjunction with the same a structure whereby the battery box may be'readily carried about and may be used as a portable lamp, it

' desired. For this purpose, I provide a U- shaped bar'41 of rectangular shape having side members 42 positioned between the bars '29 within the box which side members terminate in trunnions 43'passing through the bars 29 and the sides 24 and 25 of the box 41 in p1ace,'when thebattery is attached proper whereby the bar is pivotally connected to the box proper. To clamp the bar to the motorcycle, I provide two notches 44 in the backe26 of box B which are of a depth suflicient to permit the bar to lie beneath the upper surface of box B so that the same may he slid into place in the plate 17. Itwill be noted, that the side members 42 of bar 41 are made long enough so that the horizontal portion 44 of the bar lies without the box B along the upper surface of the back 26.

The electrical unit of my invention is best shown in Figures '3-and 4 and consists or a circular casing 45 which is attached to the rear or back 26 near the upper portion of the same. Two conductors 46 and 47 are con nected to the terminals 48 and 49 ofthebattery 28 and pass through insulating bushings 50 secured to the sides 24 and 25 ofthe box proper near the rearward portions of the same immediately above'the flanges 41 of a I bars 29. These conductors pass through sim-' 1lar bushings 51in casing 45 and mtothe employed in which a plug 58may be inserted to make suitable connections with the ig-' nition and lighting system of the motorcycle conductors 46 and 47 connected to both the lightsocket 53-and jack 57 and the two switches 55' and 56 connect with the circuits controlling the said socket and jack so that either may be turned on or oil at will independent of the'other. In using the batteryfor the lighting or ignition of the motorcycle,'the plug 58 is inserted into jack 57 and the proper switch turned 'on.- When it is desiredito remove the battery, plug 58 is withdrawn and the light =plug 54 inserted into socket 53 closing the switch 55,:and the bulb may be lighted to provide a portable lamp, as previously described. i

' Themodification of my invention shown 1n Figure 5 ClllIGIS only vfrom that shown 1n the other figures in that all of the sides in eluding the" closure member 33 are rigidly I secured together for inserting the battery 7 into the box. connected at 58 to the back 26 so that the battery is inserted into the box: from the bottom of the same instead of through the side. For clamping the bottom in place. I

provide a latching device similar to that used for securing the box to theplate 17. This device consists of a forked bracket'59 The bottom 27' is hingedly riveted to bottom 27 and a threaded rod 60 hingedly'connected at 61' to ,theside member 33 ofthe box proper: A nut 62 on red 60 is adapted to engage the forked portion I it understood that the invention can be carv I of the bracket 59 to hingedly clamp the bottom of the box in place. This form of the invention has advantage over the other form in that the battery may be rigidly clamped against the flanges 31 of bars 29 so that the same is held from rattling when the motorcycle is operated.

In Figure 6, aperspective view is illustrated of the upper portion of the battery box B illustrating a springsnap catch 65, which is secured to the cover plate 17 in a manner so that, when the battery'box B is slid into engagement with the cover 17, the free end 66 will engage over the edge of the box and hold the same in place connected to the plate 17 By means of an ordinary padlock 67, which is secured to the member 68, the free end or tongue 66 of the snap catch 65 can be held against dis-en agement with the wall of the box B to liold the same against disengagement. This, will lock the battery in the box B so that it can not be tampered with without removing the lock 67.

I-Ieretofore, motorcycles have been equipped with boxes to hold the storage battery and the construction is such that it is very difiicult to get to the battery to test it or to put distilled water in the jars and to otherwise inspect the same The equipment on a motorcycle is very compact and must necessarily occupy only a small space, so that the design must be accordingly and, therefore, the simplicity and effectiveness of my invention is apparent. The life of the battery is dependent on its care and the simple inexpensive design of my battery box will be fully appreciated, together with its usefulness by equipping it so that it is portable when detached from the plate.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described my invention, illustrating the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have ried out by other means and applied to uses other than those above set forth within the scope of the following claims:

., I claim:

' 1; In combination with the frame'of a motorcycle, a support permanently secured thereto, .guideways formed on'saiol support, a battery box,flanges formed on said battery box adapted to be engaged by said support guideways and means for latchingsaid battery box in place .on said support.

2. In combination with the frame ,of a motorcycle, a horizontally positioned plate rigidly secured to said frame, inwardly turned edges formed along two of the sides I of said plate, a battery box, fiangesformed on said battery box adaptedto be slid along said inwardly turned sides for supporting the same and means for latching said box inplace.

8. A battery box comprising a casing open at the upper portion thereof, bars formed along two sides of said casing, outwardly turned flanges formed on saidbars and supporting means for engaging said flanges for holding said box supported.

4. A battery box comprising a casing, a pair of bars positioned within said casing near the top thereof, a pair of inwardly turned flanges formed on said bars positioned below the same, and a closure member for said casing. I

5. In combination'with a battery, a battery box therefor comprising, a casing of a length greaterthan said battery, stops formed in the upper portion of said casing V CARL: J. BENDER, 

